Food pantries need help more than ever

7:10 AM,
Nov. 8, 2010

Salvation Army case worker Betty Shutt stands with a donation box inside the food pantry. In October, the organization gave away 429 of the boxes that each provided nine meals. The Salvation Army expects a larger need during the holidays.

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COSHOCTON -- Dewey Thompson, of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry ,never will forget the first time he showed up unannounced at the Salvation Army with 1,000 pounds of venison.

He said the workers were packing Christmas food packages and had just run out of beef. They were racking their brains about what to do for meat.

"It was huge. It was like an epiphany for them. At that point in time, I realized this was a mission that was really good," Thompson said. "With a minimal amount of my time and effort, I can have some significant impact (on the community). I felt blessed for the impact I was ...